Opposing School Groups Talk Merger in Heights

Opposing School Groups
Talk Merger in Heights
First step in forming a single Citizens' Commission for
public schools in Cleveland Heights from the two opposing
school groups will be a public meeting, sponsored by both
groups, in the Social Room of Heights High School, Thursday, May 7 at 8:15 p. m.
How to form a Citizens* Commission will be explained by Cecil
H. Hartung, director of the regional office in Minneapolis of the
National Citizens' Commission for
the Public Schools. Professor
Oliver Schroeder of Western Reserve University Law School will
conduct the meeting.
The National Citizens' Commission is a non-profit organization financed by the Carnegie
Corporation, the General Education Board and the New York
Community Trust to encourage
further citizen interest and participation in public school improvement.
The decision to bring Hartung
to Cleveland Heights under the
joint auspices of the Committee
for Educational Progress and the
Better Schools Association, opposition^ groups in the last election,
^was^made Sunday at a meeting of
leaders of both groups and the
Heights PTA Council, which is
I backing the formation of a Citi-
jl-zens' Commission.
The joint committee of twelve
arranging the meeting included
Mrs. Michael Bogomo!nyr. head of
the PTA council, and Mrs. Edward
J. .Martin, Mrs. E. J. Stark, and
Mrs. Rudolph O, Cooks of the
executive board.
Representing the Better Schools
Association were Richard Thayer,
Mrs. Clarence Dauber, Isadore
Kastin, and Brooks Maccracken.
'From the Committee for Educa-
! tional Progress were Dr. Stanton
I Li. Davis, Donald Earle, Mrs.
Maurice H. Grossberg, and Theodore R. Spilka.
Both Spilka and Maccracken
called the Sun-Press to emphasize
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;.;:£P
the desire of b"oth groups seriously
considering forming a Citizens'
Commission in the best interests
of the school system.
Efforts to unite both groups
prior to the school board election
last fall failed and a bitter contest ensued.
The Board of Education, the
PTA council, and E, O, Hill, superintendent of Heights schools, have
endorsed the Citizens' Commission
approach to school problems.
"This can be a significant step
in Cleveland Heights' education
history," said Mrs. Bogomolny.
"There is but one purpose of this
joint meeting and that is to improve our schools."
Hartung was graduated from
South Dakota State College in 193&
and has had eight years of business experience betwee% 1938-51
in .-.industrial- training and education, and personnel administration. In a five-year interim from
1941-46, he was with the XJnited
States Army as an instructor at
the Engineers; School, Fort Belvoir, Va. Hartung has been an
active member of the Minneapolis
Citizens Committee on Public Education for several years. Married
and the father of two children, he
has, besides his business experience and active participation in
school improvement, wide civic
interests.

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Opposing School Groups
Talk Merger in Heights
First step in forming a single Citizens' Commission for
public schools in Cleveland Heights from the two opposing
school groups will be a public meeting, sponsored by both
groups, in the Social Room of Heights High School, Thursday, May 7 at 8:15 p. m.
How to form a Citizens* Commission will be explained by Cecil
H. Hartung, director of the regional office in Minneapolis of the
National Citizens' Commission for
the Public Schools. Professor
Oliver Schroeder of Western Reserve University Law School will
conduct the meeting.
The National Citizens' Commission is a non-profit organization financed by the Carnegie
Corporation, the General Education Board and the New York
Community Trust to encourage
further citizen interest and participation in public school improvement.
The decision to bring Hartung
to Cleveland Heights under the
joint auspices of the Committee
for Educational Progress and the
Better Schools Association, opposition^ groups in the last election,
^was^made Sunday at a meeting of
leaders of both groups and the
Heights PTA Council, which is
I backing the formation of a Citi-
jl-zens' Commission.
The joint committee of twelve
arranging the meeting included
Mrs. Michael Bogomo!nyr. head of
the PTA council, and Mrs. Edward
J. .Martin, Mrs. E. J. Stark, and
Mrs. Rudolph O, Cooks of the
executive board.
Representing the Better Schools
Association were Richard Thayer,
Mrs. Clarence Dauber, Isadore
Kastin, and Brooks Maccracken.
'From the Committee for Educa-
! tional Progress were Dr. Stanton
I Li. Davis, Donald Earle, Mrs.
Maurice H. Grossberg, and Theodore R. Spilka.
Both Spilka and Maccracken
called the Sun-Press to emphasize
W
;.;:£P
the desire of b"oth groups seriously
considering forming a Citizens'
Commission in the best interests
of the school system.
Efforts to unite both groups
prior to the school board election
last fall failed and a bitter contest ensued.
The Board of Education, the
PTA council, and E, O, Hill, superintendent of Heights schools, have
endorsed the Citizens' Commission
approach to school problems.
"This can be a significant step
in Cleveland Heights' education
history," said Mrs. Bogomolny.
"There is but one purpose of this
joint meeting and that is to improve our schools."
Hartung was graduated from
South Dakota State College in 193&
and has had eight years of business experience betwee% 1938-51
in .-.industrial- training and education, and personnel administration. In a five-year interim from
1941-46, he was with the XJnited
States Army as an instructor at
the Engineers; School, Fort Belvoir, Va. Hartung has been an
active member of the Minneapolis
Citizens Committee on Public Education for several years. Married
and the father of two children, he
has, besides his business experience and active participation in
school improvement, wide civic
interests.